Cotton yields in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cotton yields was 0.5647 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cotton yields in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cotton yields in Eswatini stood at 0.5647 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Eswatini peaked at 1.75 tonnes per hectare in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4011 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 85th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5832 tonnes per hectare | 0.4198 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.515 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.6085 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9764 tonnes per hectare | 0.445 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.869 tonnes per hectare | 0.4011 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6198 tonnes per hectare | 0.5085 tonnes per hectare | 0.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5861 tonnes per hectare | 0.5647 tonnes per hectare | 0.601 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 330.70 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.4% (2025)
- Rural population 920,507 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 73.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 71,001 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton yields in Eswatini?
- Cotton yields in Eswatini was 0.5647 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cotton yields recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4011 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for cotton yields?
- Eswatini ranks 85th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.